I Make A Change - DIY Ombre and life rambelings

Hello beauties .

This week hasn't been a very good week for me and the family , my one and only nanny is very ill in hospital and wont be lasting the night . I am  very close to my nanny and I'm feeling a bit lost at the moment , and cant really imagine not seeing her again , the thought just makes me feel numb like my body doesn't actually recognise the feeling of not being able to see her again , and i cant come to terms with how I feel, or even the thought of not seeing her , talking to her , hugging her again doesn't seem like my own thoughts.

She is currently in the hospital holding on like the trooper she is .

I will keep blogging just to keep myself busy .

Moving onto what I'm sure you came here to read about.

About a week or so ago i plucked up the courage to try out loreals wild ombre hair dye kit , i have been eyeing this up since before Xmas and have loved the idea if having lovely swishy ombred hair because i knew it would suit me and i knew i would love it sooo it was a dun deal pretty much as soon as it kit the shelves .But i had been putting it off simply because I haven't died my hair before and was being a bit of a wimp , and all i needed was a little push in the form of the loreal wild ombre kit being £5.99 in sainsburys.

so here are the results of thus dye.

Well what do you think , it was super easy and completely idiot proof to follow , make note people I have never died my hair before . As you can see in the images it is a little yellow but this isn't that case at all now , its faded a bit and looks way more effective and just all round awesome.

The range consist of three shades for different coloured hair , ombre 1 for light to dark brown hair ombre 2 for dark blonde to medium brown hair , and ombre 3 for blond to dark blonde hair.

I used shade 2 for dark blond to medium brown hair, it seemed like the most suitable for my hair .

It did thought make my hair feel very stiff and dry when I was washing the dye out which scared me a little so I just slathered on a load of Aussie 3 minute miracle treatment and my hair was lovely and shiny after I finished blow drying .

 

have you tried l'oreals wild ombre hair colour?

Love Love

xx

P.S Before I could finish this post my nanny pasted away at 6pm .

I introduce you to some people - Robyn Make things and the other half

Lets all take a moment and think how awesome this lady is at illustration 

I first bumped into Robyn from a review ashllyd did of Robyn's work and instantly wanted to get in contact with her .

I contacted  Robyn at robynmakesthings, like a excited loon , and requested she did a portrait of me and my boyfriend , she was super easy to contact and super lovely .

She is super sweet and wasn't taken back at all when I told her I didn't have any proper pictures of me and martin together , and she was totally cool with it and created this amazing portrait of us two out of the rubbishy pictures I gave her to work from . Shes superwoman you know?

I gifted this to Martin on valentines after popping it into a frame to make extra special .

I love how simple the illustration is too , I really cannot say how awesome this is its every where my background image , and on my desk at work .

 What are you waiting for go check out !

Blog

Twitter

Tumblr

Disclaimer: Robyn kindly did this illustration free of charge . All reviews i give are 100% my own opinion and have not been influenced by others in anyway .

Love Love

xx

I make a list - Payday Craveings - A wishlist

Evening beauties! 

Now payday is round the corner and as always my head is buzzing and my thoughts going wild with what I can waste my hard earned money on.

ROLL ON THE SPENDING! 

(boyfriend take note , your girlfriend is in need of being spoilt)

1.Cat face Vest 2.Alexus Harness Boots

3.ESSIE polish in Wicked

4.Flippy Tunic Dress I love the colour of this 5.Long sleeve Cat top 6.MAC archies girl pearlmatte face powder

love love xx

I do a review - my favourite day and night time mascaras YSL shocking and Rimmel Lash Accelerator

Ayop! lovely birdies I've been really ill with a viral flue since last Saturday lately and been itching to blog and i finally feel well enough to sit at me desk and type away for you lovelies.

Everyone has a look for night and day I'm sure and these are my two favourite mascaras for night and day , and my thoughts enjoy !

Firstly is the all famous YSL shocking mascara . This is so raved about it makes me sick it really does , but now I can see why. 

 After staring at it for half and hour I eventually teared open the packaging  . Firstly I will say that this mascara isn't for everyone if you love the spiky doll like lashes then this if for you . As you can see the packaging's is gorgeous super luxurious and SHINEEEEEEEEY!!!!  

 YSL shocking mascara

I did find the formula  to be quite wet and felt heavy on my lashes and  sometimes clumpy , but the effect is oh so fabulous once you work at it for a bit ,leaving  me with lovely long dramatic lashes . This is a perfect all night mascara and doesn't smudge at all . I am still debating weather i like the applicator its a odd one this , it has long spikes on one side short on the other , but i figured that the short was to add volume the long to add length so twisting the wand halfway was the best way  , I've never had to work so hard to put mascara on!. You really do have to work with this mascara as it can some out very clumpy on your lashes NOT GOOD PEOPLE! .

 The price is something to complain about though £23 ..........really YSL!!...it is a bit silly but not silly enough to stop me from buying it . You can save your self a few pennies by buying it from feelunique , and I think you are paying for the brand and the packaging , but I don't regret buying it and I know I will get allot of use out of it and will enjoy having such a beauty in my collection.

              This mascara is the total opposite to YSL shocking , it is one of the latest mascaras from Rimmel called Lash Accelerator.

I have been using this for a while now and love it and can see myself repurchasing.

 I love the bristle brush , and that its quite thin and small so you can really get into the corner and the bottom of the lashes without getting it all over your brows , derp!

 It defiantly makes my lashes longer and the formula is quick drying which is a bonus when I'm rushing out the door for work. This mascara does however smudge quite a bit on me but i will let it go since i am very prone to smudging (boo hoo ) . 

I love love love the green detailing on this products packaging other than that its pretty standard.I picked this up for a pinch at £5.99 from boots when it was on offer , I think its around £7.99 now but that's pretty standard for most drug store mascaras these days.

 I love how long it makes my lashes whilst still keeping them looking natural , and the applicator is a dream over all love this and will defiantly repurchase in the future ,  

 Rimmel lash accelerator mascara

 What are your favourite day/night products ?

p.s Sorry if the eye pictures creep you out.

Love love xx 

I share with you whats new and a FOTD

Hope your all enjoying the beautiful snow birdies , I've been snuggled up on the sofa watching films and being lazy , i love love love love this type of weather  . Whats  the snow Like where you are ? 

Now allot had happened since November 2012 , and since my long absence so I thought  would fill you in with whats happened . Allot of things have changed for the good and for the better , had some amazing time and sometimes where i just want to give up on life, allot of which I don't think i will never mention to anyone ! So here's the latter of it.

• Rather out of the blue, I snagged myself a job at a solar panel installation company, as a business administrator . I hate it , lets leave it at that! 
• Christmas came and went . it was spent in Birmingham with the boyfriend , although it was amazing seeing him and spending lots of time together , which we don't get to do , i do regret not spending that much time with my family over this period.
• Rosie the family companion ( i feel weird calling her a dog) starts to act her age and goes a bit down hill , at one point we was going to put her to sleep simply because she didn't seem happy with living anymore , but as if she knew she perked up and is her cheeky self again but is still slow and a bit stiff and smelly as all oldies are .
• Give myself a fashion kick in the butt and force myself out of my comfort zone which is a dress leggings every.single.day . I  Felt so left out seeing all the pretty peter pan tops , and chiffon shirts , and thinking i cant wear that!!! Something clicked and I thought enough was enough I am 19 GOD DAMN IT and missing out of all these awesome clothes!! so now I've started wearing skater skirts and jumpers and tights, lets say its making me beam with confidence, and feel awesome.
• Seems silly to put this on here , but it was a special moment for me . Purchased my first pair of top shop boots :p , was almost crying when i paid for them because of the price, but they where worth it !! 
• Another special moment was my first experience in a MAC store , it was special for about 10 Min's when I was choosing my lipstick , but the rest if the time i was being sneered at and looked at by snooty MAC worshippers , I'm talking about the staff , not very helpful or friendly , maybe next time will be better .
• We lost one of out guinea pigs Marley a few days back , he was so cheeky and a very handsome boy. 
• Lastly if you havent already noticed I have a full fringe ! 

ON another note this is my face today , I've been experimenting allot more with colour , as I've been stuck in the liquid eye liner and thick mascara for too long !!!

What I'm wearing 

 Face

Rimmel wake me up foundation

Benefit Boing concealer 

Topshop Creme blush in head over heels 

Collection 2000 highlighter pallet in way to glow

Rimmel stay matte face powder 

Eyes

MUA Heaven and Earth pallet 

Urban decay Primer potion 

Rimmel lash accelerator mascara

Loreal super precision liquid eye liner.

Lips 

Nivea moisture surge lip balm 

MAC listick in Hang UP

                I feel i have achieved allot in the past few months ,and grown in confidence . whats coming next who knows ?

 Love Love xx

I'm not dead : I'm back with a Blog sale MORE ITEMS ADDED

Hello beauties ! 

Yes I know its been a long time , allot has happened since I stopped blogging , good and bad things but more on that later as I am back and ready to start again because I did miss you guys allot , and missed typing out my thoughts on this blog.

Now that's out the way I want to carry on by saying happy new year to you all, and hope you are all well and I cant wait to see the results of all your Christmas sale shopping! 

Here's another shopping opportunity for you all . 

Blog sale 

I'm running a small blog sale below and let me know if you are interested in anything in the comments.

First come first serve , and I am open to offers , but I have the right to refuse your offers so please to get offended if I do.

All payment are by pay pal only.

you have to make a comment below if your interested in an item below then i will send you my email and we can go from there.

Delivery only avalible within the UK!

Good luck!

 

David and Goliath PJ/Tank top 'You so Pugly' never been worn new with tags.

Price : £10

PP: £2.50 

                                      Dorothy Perkins Faux fur Gilet , worn once size L / 14/16
                                                                         Price:£10
                                                                        PP: £2.50

 Royal blue New Look platforms Never been worn , one tiny scuff on heel. Size 8
                                                                             Price : £7
                                                                              PP: £3.50

 

FF Studded peeptoe ankle boots worn once , Size 8 

Price: £5.00

PP:£3.50

Dorothy Perkins Teal Bow platforms , never been worn comes with box original box and replacement heels .
Price:£10
PP:£3.50

love love 

xx

I share my favourite thing this week - Audio books

A few months ago I signed up to audible , a website offering audio books that you have to purchase , but every month you get two credits to purchase audio books , I think all of the audio book are worth one credit .

Yesterday I was given my monthly credits and I got a little but excited because i had food poisoning the night before and was still feeling crap , I still feel pretty ill but I'm better :) 

anyways , the free credits where a nice pick me up , here's the audio books I have so far, I have included  the links to the books on the audible website , in case your interested .

Audio books are great for when I travel back and forth to Birmingham , or wherever saves allot of space in my bag .

Books

The Name of the Wind 

The Lovely Bones

 

The Road

 

Do you love audio books ?

love love 

xx

I wear some make up - FOTD - My everyday face

Hey gorgeous birdies enjoying the weather ? 

Its been a while since I've done a FOTD , and I thought its about time I showed you my everyday face .I've been wearing this look for about a month now , and i guess it all started with one amazing product the L'oreal Super Liner . Whats it like I here you ask ? the review is HERE take a gander .

Face 

No7 beautifully matte skin base 

Collection 2000 Lasting perfection foundation in Biscuit No 3

Natural collection  blush in Peach Melba

Stay matte Pressed Powder in Peach Glow No3 
Collection 2000 - shimmer shades in way to glow 
Benefit bOing concealer in No 2

Eyes

Urban decay primer potion 

Natural collection eye shadow in willow

Maybelline Colossal Volume express mascara in Glam Brown

MUA every lash mascara in Brown
L'oreal Super Liner , Ultra Precision Liquid Liner in Black

I tend to keep my lips bare these days ,  accept for a balm such as figs and rouge coca vanilla balm ,  I just don't want to be faffing around reapplying a lipstick etc or being worried it its smudged down my chin .

what are you wearing on your face this Autumn ?

I share my favourite thing this week ( and last weeks) - Dark gothic nails and great british bake off

I am obsessed with the new nail trend for a/w . Gothic dark nails where all over the cat walks this season , and I'm loving it .

Especially this one from No7 its a very dark blue it  looks black in some lights and it has little blue glitters in it which is totally gorgeous . whats your favourite goth nail colour?

Theirs two favourites this week because I was a lazy bum and did t do one last week (tut tut )

Last weeks was the great British bake off .

The great British bake off is a TV series where the competitor's compete in various stages to eventually the best British baker , and other anazing prizes such .Super exciting and really interesting even if you don't like baking , plus its pretty funny seeing the compete dropping cakes on the floor and just failing miserably at baking but most of the time they produce amazing things which makes  me want to get in the kitchen and bake bake bake bake bake !! 

more pictures coming soon !

I do a review - No7 Beautifully Matte Make Up Base

I know I had nothing but good things to say about this product when i mentioned it in my weekly favourites but Ive been using it allot more and  found out allot more about it and what it does for my skin etc.

Firstly the packaging is nice and simple but still looks a little special.

The first swatch of the product produced a white cream based product with a beautiful iridescent shimmer , which one applied you don't notice but does brighten up my complexion .

Application is a bit of a faff it dries super super quick on the skin so quick you barely get a chance for you to apply it to other area of your face , it pulls ab it on my skin which was unexpected .

It does have a nice scent  not strong, but strong enough for you you notice , but after Ive applied the rest of my makeup i didn't notice it , its a clean and fresh scent.

I use this after my moisturiser to go underneath my face makeup , this does minimise my pores , and gives a semi matte and smooth flawless appearance .

I love the over all finish this gives to my skin , making it smooth to the touch also , but i did have to perfect the amount applied , too much made my face oily , round my t-zone , also can leave a white  patchy residue on my face , looks a bit like I rubbed tooth paste on my face , not the look I'm after . 

Too little product and its really hard to apply .

So i found the best way to apply this was in two stages , first apply a small amount to my finger tips warmed up up a by rubbing my fingers together and in a stippling motion apply it to my nose and cheek . The secondly applying the same amount onto my forehead etc  in the same stippling motion ensuring all product of invisible. when applied and set , i didnt have any trouble with applying my foundation ontop .
Overall a good product that does what it says on the label , but a little tricky to apply 

what makeup base/primer do you use ?

I paint my nails-NOTD - metal mani - metal caviar

This manicure was slightly by accident I was intending to make it look like my nails where studded , by placing the beads in rows buuuut this happened instead , i call it 'oh my god these beads are so facking fiddly so I'm just going to squidg them on instead manicure :P '

I do really like the outcome but not for day to day may for a night out etc

the beads where purchased HERE for £2.99 + PP you get silver ones also .

The colour i used was the Nails Inc polish in Tate , finished with the Hally Hansen hard as nails clear top coat .

Will you be trying to metal manicure this season ? 

love love

xx

I show you whats in my bag - whats in my mulberry bag and whats in my everyday makeup bag

Hope your all having a great week my lovelies .

Just dribble over my mulberry bag that is FAKE FAKE FAKE FAKE , heehee ! I think this bag is pretty similar to the Daria Hobo bag , but I know its based on another type of bag they did maybe last season hmmmmm I don't really follow mulberry but if anyone knows let me know  .

My mum brought this back from Egypt , and its is really good quality , I am super  impressed with the fake leather and just the all round fakeness of this bag :P 

Personally I love looking at "Whats in my bag" post's and videos, and I've been wanting to do one for a while sooooo here's your chance to have a nose around my bag.

   

Whats in my bag 

Cath Kidston folded zip wallet , Dove roll on deodorant ( for those sweaty days ) , Paper chase planner ( i have a memory like a sieve so this is essential , passport , Soap and glory hand sanitiser (its in a carex bottle because the soap and glory bottle kept leaking ) ,Lemon perfume oil , Compact mirror , Ipod touch , House/bike lock keys , crabtree and evelen lavender hand therapy , random bag of 10ps , Glasses , chocolate limes ( I'm addicted to these and mint imperials ) , two pens , fig and rouge coco vanilla organic balm , rimmel vinyl lip gloss liner in scarlet

You may be thinking wheres your phone ? , well as soon as i decided i wanted to do this post it ran away , it nothing special so don't be too disappointed , my purse is probably worth more than my phone , but at least i wont get mugged for my phone :p 

How lucky are you two whats in my bag in one post , this is a whats in my everyday makeup bag .My makeup bag its from Cats eye which is owned by the company Jellycat , they sell these in John Lewis , but 
this one is no longer available . This is the guinea pig face small cosmetics bag and its super super cute and i love it to bits mainly because it have a guinea pig on it , and that it still looks brand new and lovely and clean even though its about 2 years old ! 

This is the makeup I've been using on a day to day basis most recently .

Whats in my makeup bag 

Eye makeup remover Cotton buds, Natural collection eyeshadow in willow , Natural collection blush in peach Melba , soap and glory clear here daily moisturiser , No7 beautifully matte makeup base , collection 2000 lasting perfection foundation in biscuit , MUA

 heaven and earth pallet , Maybelle colossal lashes mascara , Urban decay primer potion , MUA every lash mascara , collection 2000 lasting perfection concealer in 3 , lo'real super precision liner , MAC prep and prime translucent powder ,collection 2000 shimmer shades  , ELF stippling brush , Avon all over powder brush , body shop blush brush , benefit mini blush brush , and lastly a blush brush from next .

 Whats in your bag/makeup bag ? 

love love 

xx

I show you how - DIY chalk board mug

 

  Hello birdies ! 

Hope your all having a lovely Monday 

today is another DIY and as always its super duperly easy , this is perfect for a Christmas gift , or a last minute birthday gift .

I know I'm planning on giving away a few of these at Christmas , this DIY is very kind on your bank account , and no need to go spending loads on supplies , yay for being kind to bank accounts ! 

You will need 

• Plain mug , ( can be any colour but white looks best)
• Tape ( any tape that can be removed easily)
• Chalk board paint
• Old paint brush
• Chalk ( obviously) 
• Ribbon

Directions

1.First make sure your cup is clean from any dirt etc , now tape on the mug where you don't want paint , this is to protect these areas from unwanted paint.

2. Paint on your design onto your mug , I did a simple yet elegant scalloped design all the way round the mug , but you can do any design you want , let your mind go wild! . You can draw on the design with a pen if this helps . make sure the paint isn't applied too thickly , because you will be adding another layer.

3.Leave for  1 hour until paint had dried completely , then paint another layer to make the paint completely opaque.

4. When the paint has dried remove the tape and tie the piece of chalk to the handle of the mug with a ribbon.

Mug was purchased from a home wares store for only £1.60 , but look around car boots and charity shops for the best deals.

Paint was from Hobby draft at £1.99 for a small bottle .

Did you make this chalkboard mug? 

let me know how it went 

love love 

xx

I share my favourite thing this week - No7 Beautifully Matte Shine free make up base r

This weeks favourite is the first beauty product to feature in one of my weekly favourite posts.

This really has been a god send this product , I will soon be doing a review on this beauty so stay tuned .One thing I will reveal to show how good it is , is that i used to touch up my shiny nose at least 2-3 times a day , with this I don't have to do any nose touch ups , yaaay!
Check out the review HERE!!!!

whats your favourite thing this week ?

I share some news - Flora Dora is on facebook

For all you facebook addicts flora dora is now on facebook.

Here I will be running sales , also news and sneeky peaks of up and comeing post's .

So like and dont forget that friend request button on  Floradora its freeeeeeeeee!!!

FloraDora facebook

love love 

xx

I paint my nails - NOTD - Gothic / Vampy Ombre

Please excuse the crappy photo ! but you get the idea of what it looks like right?

Gothic nails are really on trend this autumn and personally my favourite nail trend , also dark blues and metal manicure , watch this space or more autumn nail trends lovelies .

will you be wearing the Gothic trend on your nails this autumn?

love love 

x

I do a review- L'oreal Super Liner Ultra Precision

 Today I am super excited for this post , I hope your ready for my most raved about product . 

I've found it birdies , the perfect liquid eyeliner.

Its L'oreal's Super Liner Ultra Precision , and its here to stay in my makeup collection for a very long time.

First we can all see the packaging is gorgeous , gold and black , looks and feel luxurious . 

The applicator for this is perfect and is lovely and thin ,its also flexible at the end to help achieve the perfect flick . 

This is the only liquid eye liner I have come across that last all day with out fail , no flaking or cracking , it only fades a bit on the inner corners of my eyes , but I'm not complaining .

I found it glides on really smoothly , the only problem I have is that the applicator doesn't hold much product, so I have to dip the brush in the bottle more that I would other liners i've tried.

I've only seen this super liner in one colour and that's black , it is a completely opaque black , no streaks , which make me want to kill someone , seriously so annoying ! 

This beauty came at a price of £6 or £7 from Tesco , a little pricey I think for a liquid eye liner but totally worth it because its amazing.

I have been wearing this everyday since I purchased this around three weeks ago and it really is the perfect liner, and a definite holy grail product for me .

 Can you recommend any good liquid eyeliners ?

let me know below in comments.

love love 

xx